2026

  • Sun
    04
    Jan
    2026

    John Penny is at The Golden Thyme Restaurant and Bar

    11:00 AM - 2:00 PM

    Golden Thyme Restaurant and Bar • 934 Selby Ave, St Paul, MN 55104

    John Penny with the virtual band brings musical inspiration to the Golden Thyme Restaurant and Bar with American Roots music and World Jazz. For the Sunday Jazz brunch, the cozy well designed Golden Thyme has gotten the Twins Cities' attention as it serves up deliciously inspirational delicacies of the highest quality.

  • Sun
    11
    Jan
    2026

    John Penny is at The Golden Thyme Restaurant and Bar

    11:00 AM - 2:00 PM

    Golden Thyme Restaurant and Bar • 934 Selby Ave, St Paul, MN 55104

    John Penny with the virtual band brings musical inspiration to the Golden Thyme Restaurant and Bar with American Roots music and World Jazz. For the Sunday Jazz brunch, the cozy well designed Golden Thyme has gotten the Twins Cities' attention as it serves up deliciously inspirational delicacies of the highest quality.

  • Sun
    18
    Jan
    2026

    John Penny is at The Golden Thyme Restaurant and Bar

    11:00 AM - 2:00 PM

    Golden Thyme Restaurant and Bar • 934 Selby Ave, St Paul, MN 55104

    John Penny with the virtual band brings musical inspiration to the Golden Thyme Restaurant and Bar with American Roots music and World Jazz. For the Sunday Jazz brunch, the cozy well designed Golden Thyme has gotten the Twins Cities' attention as it serves up deliciously inspirational delicacies of the highest quality.

  • Mon
    19
    Jan
    2026

    Powderhorn Park - Martin Luther King Celebration with Cornbread Harris and Friends

    11:00 pm - 2:00 pm

    Powderhorn Park Recreation Center 3400 15th Ave S, Minneapolis, MN (612) 722-4817

    John Penny joins a special version of Cornbread Harris and Friends for a Martin Luther King Celebration in the  heart of the Powderhorn Neighborhood. An evening of endearing entertainment awaits with maestro Cornbread Harris and Friends in the house!

  • Sun
    25
    Jan
    2026

    John Penny is at The Golden Thyme Restaurant and Bar

    11:00 AM - 2:00 PM

    Golden Thyme Restaurant and Bar • 934 Selby Ave, St Paul, MN 55104

    John Penny with the virtual band brings musical inspiration to the Golden Thyme Restaurant and Bar with American Roots music and World Jazz. For the Sunday Jazz brunch, the cozy well designed Golden Thyme has gotten the Twins Cities' attention as it serves up deliciously inspirational delicacies of the highest quality.

  • Sun
    01
    Feb
    2026

    John Penny is at The Golden Thyme Restaurant and Bar

    11:00 AM - 2:00 PM

    Golden Thyme Restaurant and Bar • 934 Selby Ave, St Paul, MN 55104  •  651-207-5245

    John Penny with the virtual band brings musical inspiration to the Golden Thyme Restaurant and Bar with American Roots music and World Jazz. For the Sunday Jazz brunch, the cozy well designed Golden Thyme has gotten the Twins Cities' attention as it serves up deliciously inspirational delicacies of the highest quality.  Menu

  • Fri
    06
    Feb
    2026

    John Penny is at The High Hat

    7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

    John Penny and the Virtual Band bring musical inspiration to The High Hat with original World Jazz and American Roots music. Thanks to decades of experience scoring music and designing sound for films, this perpetually evolving project brings custom backing soundscapes with exotic instruments from around the World to the stage. Penny's guitar explorations respond to lyrical statements sung in English, Spanish, and Portuguese. Composing and embellishing new songs with a Virtual Band allows Penny to serenade audiences with new compositions shortly after their creation. 

  • Sun
    08
    Feb
    2026

    John Penny is at The Golden Thyme Restaurant and Bar

    11:00 AM - 2:00 PM

    Golden Thyme Restaurant and Bar • 934 Selby Ave, St Paul, MN 55104  •  651-207-5245

    John Penny with the virtual band brings musical inspiration to the Golden Thyme Restaurant and Bar with American Roots music and World Jazz. For the Sunday Jazz brunch, the cozy well designed Golden Thyme has gotten the Twins Cities' attention as it serves up deliciously inspirational delicacies of the highest quality.  Menu

  • Sun
    15
    Feb
    2026

    John Penny is at The Golden Thyme Restaurant and Bar

    11:00 AM - 2:00 PM

    Golden Thyme Restaurant and Bar • 934 Selby Ave, St Paul, MN 55104  •  651-207-5245

    John Penny with the virtual band brings musical inspiration to the Golden Thyme Restaurant and Bar with American Roots music and World Jazz. For the Sunday Jazz brunch, the cozy well designed Golden Thyme has gotten the Twins Cities' attention as it serves up deliciously inspirational delicacies of the highest quality.  Menu

  • Fri
    20
    Feb
    2026

    Playing at The High Hat with James Samuel “Cornbread” Harris Sr.

    7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

    The High Hat  •  485 Selby Ave, St Paul, MN 55102 •  651-528-7941 •  Tickets in advance or at the door: $25.00

    Previously a full-time member of the band, John Penny returns to play an evening of Blues and faithful standards with 98 year old Minneapolis Blues Hall of Famer James Cornbread Harris. It will be an evening of good Blues, memories, and fun.

  • Sun
    22
    Feb
    2026

    John Penny is at The Golden Thyme Restaurant and Bar

    11:00 AM - 2:00 PM

    Golden Thyme Restaurant and Bar • 934 Selby Ave, St Paul, MN 55104  •  651-207-5245

    John Penny with the virtual band brings musical inspiration to the Golden Thyme Restaurant and Bar with American Roots music and World Jazz. For the Sunday Jazz brunch, the cozy well designed Golden Thyme has gotten the Twins Cities' attention as it serves up deliciously inspirational delicacies of the highest quality.  Menu

  • Sun
    01
    Mar
    2026

    John Penny is at The Golden Thyme Restaurant and Bar

    11:00 AM - 2:00 PM

    Golden Thyme Restaurant and Bar • 934 Selby Ave, St Paul, MN 55104  •  651-207-5245

    John Penny with the virtual band brings musical inspiration to the Golden Thyme Restaurant and Bar with American Roots music and World Jazz. For the Sunday Jazz brunch, the cozy well designed Golden Thyme has gotten the Twins Cities' attention as it serves up deliciously inspirational delicacies of the highest quality.  Menu

  • Sun
    08
    Mar
    2026

    John Penny is at The Golden Thyme Restaurant and Bar

    11:00 AM - 2:00 PM

    Golden Thyme Restaurant and Bar • 934 Selby Ave, St Paul, MN 55104  •  651-207-5245

    John Penny with the virtual band brings musical inspiration to the Golden Thyme Restaurant and Bar with American Roots music and World Jazz. For the Sunday Jazz brunch, the cozy well designed Golden Thyme has gotten the Twins Cities' attention as it serves up deliciously inspirational delicacies of the highest quality.  Menu

  • Sun
    15
    Mar
    2026

    John Penny is at The Golden Thyme Restaurant and Bar [Cancelled due to weather]

    11:00 AM - 2:00 PM

    Golden Thyme Restaurant and Bar • 934 Selby Ave, St Paul, MN 55104  •  651-207-5245

    John Penny with the virtual band brings musical inspiration to the Golden Thyme Restaurant and Bar with American Roots music and World Jazz. For the Sunday Jazz brunch, the cozy well designed Golden Thyme has gotten the Twins Cities' attention as it serves up deliciously inspirational delicacies of the highest quality.  Menu

  • Sun
    22
    Mar
    2026

    John Penny is at The Golden Thyme Restaurant and Bar

    11:00 AM - 2:00 PM

    Golden Thyme Restaurant and Bar • 934 Selby Ave, St Paul, MN 55104  •  651-207-5245

    John Penny with the virtual band brings musical inspiration to the Golden Thyme Restaurant and Bar with American Roots music and World Jazz. For the Sunday Jazz brunch, the cozy well designed Golden Thyme has gotten the Twins Cities' attention as it serves up deliciously inspirational delicacies of the highest quality.  Menu

  • Sat
    28
    Mar
    2026

    John Penny and The Virtual Band Play at The High Hat

    7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

    The High Hat  •  485 Selby Ave, St Paul, MN 55102 •  651-528-7941 

    Composing guitarist and singer John Penny and the Virtual Band bring musical inspiration to The High Hat with original World Jazz and American Roots music. With decades of experience playing Jazz and scoring music for film and theater, Penny’s ever evolving project brings custom backing soundscapes with exotic instruments from around the World to the stage. Penny's emotive guitar explorations are in reply to lyrical statements sung in English, Spanish, and Portuguese. The show is about music for the times crafted to feed the spirits of all in a shrinking world.

  • Sun
    29
    Mar
    2026

    John Penny is at The Golden Thyme Restaurant and Bar

    11:00 AM - 2:00 PM

    Golden Thyme Restaurant and Bar • 934 Selby Ave, St Paul, MN 55104  •  651-207-5245

    John Penny with the virtual band brings musical inspiration to the Golden Thyme Restaurant and Bar with American Roots music and World Jazz. For the Sunday Jazz brunch, the cozy well designed Golden Thyme has gotten the Twins Cities' attention as it serves up deliciously inspirational delicacies of the highest quality.  Menu

  • Sun
    05
    Apr
    2026

    The Golden Thyme Restaurant and Bar Easter Sunday Performance

    12:00 AM - 4:00 PM

    Golden Thyme Restaurant and Bar • 934 Selby Ave, St Paul, MN 55104  •  651-207-5245

    John Penny with the virtual band brings musical inspiration to the Golden Thyme Restaurant and Bar with American Roots music and World Jazz. For the Sunday Jazz brunch, the cozy well designed Golden Thyme has gotten the Twins Cities' attention as it serves up deliciously inspirational delicacies of the highest quality.  Menu

  • Sun
    12
    Apr
    2026

    John Penny is at The Golden Thyme Restaurant and Bar

    11:00 AM - 2:00 PM

    Golden Thyme Restaurant and Bar • 934 Selby Ave, St Paul, MN 55104  •  651-207-5245

    John Penny with the virtual band brings musical inspiration to the Golden Thyme Restaurant and Bar with American Roots music and World Jazz. For the Sunday Jazz brunch, the cozy well designed Golden Thyme has gotten the Twins Cities' attention as it serves up deliciously inspirational delicacies of the highest quality.  Menu

  • Sat
    18
    Apr
    2026

    Playing at The High Hat with James Samuel “Cornbread” Harris Sr. and Friends

    7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

    The High Hat  •  485 Selby Ave, St Paul, MN 55102 •  651-528-7941 •  Tickets in advance or at the door estimate: $25.00

    Previously a full-time member of the band, John Penny returns to play an evening of Blues and faithful standards with 98 year old Minneapolis Blues Hall of Famer James Cornbread Harris. It will be an evening of good Blues, memories, and fun.

  • Sun
    19
    Apr
    2026

    John Penny is at The Golden Thyme Restaurant and Bar

    11:00 AM - 2:00 PM

    Golden Thyme Restaurant and Bar • 934 Selby Ave, St Paul, MN 55104  •  651-207-5245

    John Penny with the virtual band brings musical inspiration to the Golden Thyme Restaurant and Bar with American Roots music and World Jazz. For the Sunday Jazz brunch, the cozy well designed Golden Thyme has gotten the Twins Cities' attention as it serves up deliciously inspirational delicacies of the highest quality.  Menu

  • Sun
    26
    Apr
    2026

    John Penny is at The Golden Thyme Restaurant and Bar

    11:00 AM - 2:00 PM

    Golden Thyme Restaurant and Bar • 934 Selby Ave, St Paul, MN 55104  •  651-207-5245

    John Penny with the virtual band brings musical inspiration to the Golden Thyme Restaurant and Bar with American Roots music and World Jazz. For the Sunday Jazz brunch, the cozy well designed Golden Thyme has gotten the Twins Cities' attention as it serves up deliciously inspirational delicacies of the highest quality.  Menu

  • Thu
    30
    Apr
    2026

    John Penny is at The Midtown Global Market

    Noon - 2:00PM

    MIdtown global Market 920 E Lake St, Minneapolis, MN 55407 • 612-872-4041

    Composing guitarist and singer John Penny and the Virtual Band bring musical inspiration to The Midtown Global Market with original World Jazz and American Roots music. With decades of experience playing Jazz while scoring music for film and theater, Penny’s ever evolving project brings custom backing soundscapes with exotic instruments from around the World to the stage. Penny's dynamic guitar explorations are an answer to lyrical statements sung in English, Spanish, and Portuguese. The show is about music for the times crafted to feed the human soul in a global world.

  • Thu
    30
    Apr
    2026

    John Penny is at The Golden Thyme Cafe

    8:00 AM - 11:00 AM

    Golden Thyme Restaurant and Bar • 934 Selby Ave, St Paul, MN 55104  •  651-207-5245

    John Penny with the Virtual Band are at the Golden Thyme Cafe for its' one year anniversary celebration. American Roots music and World Jazz will fill the room.

  • Sun
    03
    May
    2026

    John Penny is at The Golden Thyme Restaurant and Bar

    11:00 AM - 2:00 PM

    Golden Thyme Restaurant and Bar • 934 Selby Ave, St Paul, MN 55104  •  651-207-5245

    John Penny with the virtual band brings musical inspiration to the Golden Thyme Restaurant and Bar with American Roots music and World Jazz. For the Sunday Jazz brunch, the cozy well designed Golden Thyme has gotten the Twins Cities' attention as it serves up deliciously inspirational delicacies of the highest quality.  Menu

  • Sun
    10
    May
    2026

    John Penny is at The Golden Thyme Restaurant and Bar

    11:00 AM - 2:00 PM

    Golden Thyme Restaurant and Bar • 934 Selby Ave, St Paul, MN 55104  •  651-207-5245

    John Penny with the virtual band brings musical inspiration to the Golden Thyme Restaurant and Bar with American Roots music and World Jazz. For the Sunday Jazz brunch, the cozy well designed Golden Thyme has gotten the Twins Cities' attention as it serves up deliciously inspirational delicacies of the highest quality.  Menu

  • Sun
    17
    May
    2026

    John Penny is at The Golden Thyme Restaurant and Bar

    11:00 AM - 2:00 PM

    Golden Thyme Restaurant and Bar • 934 Selby Ave, St Paul, MN 55104  •  651-207-5245

    John Penny with the virtual band brings musical inspiration to the Golden Thyme Restaurant and Bar with American Roots music and World Jazz. For the Sunday Jazz brunch, the cozy well designed Golden Thyme has gotten the Twins Cities' attention as it serves up deliciously inspirational delicacies of the highest quality.  Menu

  • Thu
    21
    May
    2026

    John Penny is at The Midtown Global Market

    Noon - 2:00PM

    MIdtown global Market 920 E Lake St, Minneapolis, MN 55407 • 612-872-4041

    Guitar Tribute to George Floyd - "We Hear You George Floyd "

     

    Composing guitarist and singer John Penny and the Virtual Band bring musical inspiration to The Midtown Global Market with original World Jazz and American Roots music. With decades of experience playing Jazz while scoring music for film and theater, Penny’s ever evolving project brings custom backing soundscapes with exotic instruments from around the World to the stage. Penny's dynamic guitar explorations are an answer to lyrical statements sung in English, Spanish, and Portuguese. The show is about music for the times crafted to feed the human soul in a global world.

  • Sun
    24
    May
    2026

    John Penny is at The Golden Thyme Restaurant and Bar

    11:00 AM - 2:00 PM

    Golden Thyme Restaurant and Bar • 934 Selby Ave, St Paul, MN 55104  •  651-207-5245

    John Penny with the virtual band brings musical inspiration to the Golden Thyme Restaurant and Bar with American Roots music and World Jazz. For the Sunday Jazz brunch, the cozy well designed Golden Thyme has gotten the Twins Cities' attention as it serves up deliciously inspirational delicacies of the highest quality.  Menu

  • Sat
    30
    May
    2026

    John Penny Performs at Water Works Park Pavilion Minneapolis

    7:00 - 8:30PM

    Water Works Park 425 West River Road Parkway Mpls, MN 55401

    Composing guitarist and singer John Penny and the Virtual Band bring musical inspiration to Water Works Park Pavilion on the Mississippi with original World Jazz and American Roots music. With decades of experience playing Jazz and scoring music for film and theater, Penny’s ever evolving project brings custom backing soundscapes with exotic instruments from around the World to the stage. Penny's emotive guitar explorations are in reply to lyrical statements sung in English, Spanish, and Portuguese. The show is about music for the times crafted to feed the spirits of all in a shrinking world. Waterworks Park is a City of Minneapolis project featuring green-space with native foliage and a two-story pavilion that includes outdoor plazas, visitor amenities, and the award-winning Owamni restaurant overlooking the river. 

  • Sun
    31
    May
    2026

    John Penny is at The Golden Thyme Restaurant and Bar

    11:00 AM - 2:00 PM

    Golden Thyme Restaurant and Bar • 934 Selby Ave, St Paul, MN 55104  •  651-207-5245

    John Penny with the virtual band brings musical inspiration to the Golden Thyme Restaurant and Bar with American Roots music and World Jazz. For the Sunday Jazz brunch, the cozy well designed Golden Thyme has gotten the Twins Cities' attention as it serves up deliciously inspirational delicacies of the highest quality.  Menu

  • Sun
    07
    Jun
    2026

    John Penny is at The Golden Thyme Restaurant and Bar

    11:00 AM - 2:00 PM

    Golden Thyme Restaurant and Bar • 934 Selby Ave, St Paul, MN 55104  •  651-207-5245

    John Penny and The virtual Band bring original World Jazz, Roots music, and Cinematic Jazz, to The Golden Thyme Restaurant and Bar. The renovated Golden Thyme remains in the heart of the Rondo neighborhood, a historic cultural haven of St Paul, MN. This project comes from a solo singer songwriter that from birth, was deeply affected by a wide range of musical and cultural influences. Those childhood experiences helped feed a film scoring and sound design career on top of one as a Jazz guitarist. Penny has been graced with inspirational gigs and recording sessions with Bernard Purdie, Eric Kamau Gravatt, Jack McDuff and other legends of Jazz history. From the intimacy of guitar and voice, to the lushness of full Jazz or Classical chamber ensembles, evocative arrangements expand the sonic palette of Penny's Minnesota grown compositions. Guitar improvisations trade time and interact with lyrics sung in English, Spanish, or Portuguese. This show carries a range of musical textures from visceral down home Blues, to contemplative chamber works. The impartial and positive messaging from many types of music, promote unity, harmony, and peace. For the Sunday Jazz brunch, the cozy well designed Golden Thyme has gotten the Twins Cities' attention as it serves up deliciously inspirational delicacies of the highest quality.  Menu

  • Sun
    14
    Jun
    2026

    John Penny is at The Golden Thyme Restaurant and Bar

    11:00 AM - 2:00 PM

    Golden Thyme Restaurant and Bar • 934 Selby Ave, St Paul, MN 55104  •  651-207-5245

    John Penny with the virtual band brings musical inspiration to the Golden Thyme Restaurant and Bar with American Roots music and World Jazz. For the Sunday Jazz brunch, the cozy well designed Golden Thyme has gotten the Twins Cities' attention as it serves up deliciously inspirational delicacies of the highest quality.  Menu

  • Sun
    21
    Jun
    2026

    John Penny is at The Golden Thyme Restaurant and Bar

    11:00 AM - 2:00 PM

    Golden Thyme Restaurant and Bar • 934 Selby Ave, St Paul, MN 55104  •  651-207-5245

    John Penny with the virtual band brings musical inspiration to the Golden Thyme Restaurant and Bar with American Roots music and World Jazz. For the Sunday Jazz brunch, the cozy well designed Golden Thyme has gotten the Twins Cities' attention as it serves up deliciously inspirational delicacies of the highest quality.  Menu